Proverbs 13:25
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
In Context
24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24[They shall be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
Psalms 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
Psalms 37:18Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
Proverbs 10:3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;
1 Timothy 4:8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:25
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Note, 1. To the education of children in that which is good there is necessary a due correction of them for what is amiss; every child of ours is a child of Adam, and therefore has that foolishness bound up in its heart which calls for rebuke, more or less, the rod and reproof which give wisdom. Observe, It is his rod that must be used, the rod of a parent, directed by wisdom and love, and designed for good, not the rod of a… Read the whole commentary →